BLEEDING BLUE:
Its been a tough year for the Dodgers: from the whole Frank McCourt soap opera playing out in the media - the bankruptcy, an ugly divorce - to the PR nightmare from the fan beating of Brian Stow, to watching little brother (the Angles) land one of the top free agents in baseball in Albert Pujols, further solidifying their status as LA's premier franchise in baseball. Now comes this: Dodger star James Loney smashed his Maserati on an LA freeway, taking out a couple other cars with him. Police believe he was under the influence, which would explain why he may have passed out moments before the wreck...which caused the initial collision.
It would also explain the stupidity in his decision to flee the scene. Yeah because that will make it better. Not like anybody would notice a smashed up six-figure car or anything. Certainly not this lady, a 911 operator:
http://www.tmz.com/2011/12/19/james-loney-911-call/?adid=recentlyupdatedstories#.Tu-2gfL3eW8
THE RAMIFICATIONS FROM THE CINCY/XAV. FIGHT:
I know this story is a week old but I never got a chance to touch on it before. There's the saying that you can take the person out of the hood, but can't take the hood out of the person. And maybe that would explain some of the gangsta like mentality displayed in sports. In fact, SI just did a recent article on that very topic. But these guys aren't gangsta's. Memo to Xavier players: gangsta's don't have twitter accounts; they don't tweet out threats. You know what that makes you? An email thug - the only thing worse than being a gangsta is a wannabe gangsta - which is what you are. A person that sits behind a computer screen talking tough. Spend some time in a real hood like in Compton, CA, and see what it's like. Then we'll see how tough you are.
And saying your team is a bunch of "gangsters" and you handle it like men, doesn't make you look any better. It makes your program look bad, and it makes you look like a coward. Real men can look the other way, they don't get razzled by a negative comment on twitter.
As a result, Xavier lost their first game over the weekend, 62-42, to Oral Roberts, since suspending three starters. Up next, the mighty Long Beach State 49ers.
SAUNA ETIQUETTE:
A little bit off topic here, but there's still some sports in it, is proper sauna etiquette. I never used to be a fan of them until recently, I found it to be a great place to relax, gather your thoughts, and detox - sweating it out - from a great weekend of partying. It's not a place for a group of guys to gather and gossip like a bunch of women. If you're going to talk to me, a simply hey hows it going is good enough. I don't care about how your week went, or anything else that might be bugging you, I came here to relax, not here your life stories or play Dr. Phil. And while we're at it, can you please wrap up?
There's always the guy that just roams around in there, naked, taking up half the bench. I don't need to see your junk...put a towel on.
I bring this up because of a recent trip I made to the sauna, in which a very relaxing moment quickly went down hill. What ended up happening was a packed house of an interesting mix of guys, talking about various things. You had your redneck hunter, a far right conservative who's also a conspiracy theorist, and thanks somehow our government controls the weather, a gay guy, and a Russian immigrant who speaks terrible english, who's very mad - and has a bad temper to begin with - about the American system, and why he isn't making enough money.
Of course they all thought they had to talk to me, and it actually started out okay. The topic was on the Oregon Ducks. And they said the usual uneducated stuff about Oregon. They're all about glitz and glamor so on and so forth. Whatever. Then there was the armchair qb who apparently has a better game plan than Chip Kelly, and thinks he has all the answers. The discussion quickly went down hill when the Russian entered the room. There's no way to relax in there with this guy. His a big guy, with a loud voice, that breathes heavily. After hearing him go on about not getting any action from his wifey at home, to not having enough money this year, I knew I had to leave. Can't help you brotha, sorry! But please, leave me the fuck alone!
The Rose Bowl is less than 2 weeks away, which means I gotta get busy here and do an article on that game. Be on the lookout for that!
lmao thats awesome! giggled all the way through it
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